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TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

with the modern global economies cannot transport is therefore one of the most crucial
be overemphasized. The economic impact of infrastructures for success in all such economic
aviation goes much beyond the direct value activities.
it creates for the passengers, industry and the
employment opportunities within the sector The growth in aviation has thrown a lot of
and its supply chain. Aviation has played a major challenges and opportunities for India, and huge
role in the emergence of the new business investments are required in the infrastructure
model of global outsourcing and just-in-time and deployment of advanced technologies
supply chains. The economic impact of air to sustain this growth of aviation and its
transport in terms of value addition and job consequent impact on the rest of the economy.
creation is much more due to multiplier effect. The most immediate imperative is to address
It has been estimated by ICAO that every $100 the issues of capacity constraints in the Air
of output of air transport creates and additional Transport System which require significant
demand for $325 output in the economy and investments for upgradation of Air Navigation
every 100 jobs created by air transport creates Services (ANS) and airport infrastructure in the
an additional 610 jobs in the economy[16]. country.

Air transport has significant socioeconomic ICAO has instituted a Global Air Navigation
contribution in integrating the remote areas like Plan for a globally harmonized deployment
Northeast, Andaman & Lakshadweep Islands of aviation technologies in order to ensure
with the mainland. The connectivity to these interoperability across regions. ICAO has
areas is not only important for development of adopted ASBU (Aviation System Block
these regions, but also for the security situation Upgrades) which proposes frame work for
in country as these regions mostly happen to modular implementation of system upgrades
be along international borders and facing the around the existing and emerging aviation
dangers of terrorism and insurgency. Moreover, technologies, along with the required changes
some of these areas frequently face natural in the regulatory standards and operational
disasters. An effective air transport network procedures as an integrated module for a
is crucial for disaster management and relief defined operational improvement.
measures. Air Transport plays a very crucial role
in promoting tourism sector which contributes India has embarked upon a serious technology
significantly to the national economy as well as drive to upgrade its ANS infrastructure and
the creation of jobs in the economy. A recent technologies and has made significant progress
study by Oxford Economics has estimated the in implementation of PBN (Performance Based
contribution of aviation to the India’s GDP as Navigation), enhanced surveillance through
0.5% on standalone basis, and 1.5% including deployment of ADS-B, reduced separation
the catalytic impact through tourism. The study requirements in performance based airspace,
also estimates jobs supported by aviation to Flexible use of Airspace (FUA) for civil and
be 1.7 million and an additional 7.1 million jobs military purpose. However, the progress made
through the catalytic impact on tourism. It is also so far may not be sufficient to address the
emphasized that the jobs in air transport sector future challenges in terms of system capacity
are estimated to be around 10 times more and ever growing demand scenarios which
productive than the average. are specific to India. Therefore, India will have
to create a robust strategic roadmap for ANS
The demand for air transport in India has been infrastructure in the country backed up by
growing at a phenomenal rate in the last decade adequate financial resources in order to create
which has made India the 9 largest aviation an air transport system capable of meeting
th
market in the world, and this growth is likely the demands of different air space users. The
to continue for next few decades and India is financial commitments for such initiative needs
expected to become 3 largest aviation market be understood in the context of economy.
rd
in the world by 2020. The way demographics
are positioned, India with a younger population The aerospace industry in the country is heavily
will be one of the key suppliers of the skewed towards the public sector entities like
workforce to the ageing countries in the West HAL, DRDL, and NAL which is a result of the
both in the onshore and offshore modes. Air government policy to keep this sector reserved

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